Certified Medication Aide (CMA) Test Bank

Certified Medication Aide (CMA) Four Sources of Drugs ANS-Plants, Animals, Minerals, and Synthesized Plant Drugs ANS-Digitalis, Morphine, Codeine Animal Drugs ANS-Insulin, Heparin, Pepsin, Thyroid Minerals ANS-Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Gold Synthesized ANS-Thiazides, Lomotil, Gantrisin Chemical Name ANS-Describes the chemical structure of the compound Generic Name ANS-Official nonproprietary name assigned to a drug by the manufacturer, with the approval of the United States Adopted Names Council Official Name ANS-The name of the drug as it appears in the official reference, the United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP/NF) Trade Name ANS-The licensed name under which a drug prepared by the specific manufacturer is sold, proprietary or brand name Side Effects ANS-Desirable or undesirable effects of a drug apart from the primary purpose for giving the drug Local Effect ANS-Having an effect in the immediate area of administration Systemic Effect ANS-Having an effect throughout the body Idiosyncrasy ANS-A peculiar, unusual, individual response to a drug Tolerance ANS-The need for increased dose of a drug to produce the same physical and/or psychological effect Cumulation ANS-Increased effects of a drug that is not completely metabolized or excreted before another dose is administered Synergism ANS-A drug interaction in which the effect of two drugs in combination is greater than the effect of each drug given seperately